centistokes

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noun

A unit of kinematic viscosity equal to one-hundredth of a stokes.

OriginEnglish stokes ← French centi- ← Latin centi- →
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Meanings

nouncentistokes (plural centistokes)

alternative misconstruction centistoke

  1. natural sciencesA unit of kinematic viscosity equal to one-hundredth of a stokes.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥tóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kəntom
  4. Latincentum
  5. Latincenti-
  6. Frenchcenti-
  7. Englishcenti-
  8. Englishstokes
  9. Englishcentistokes

From centi- + stokes.

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APA

centistokes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centistokes

MLA

“centistokes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centistokes. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centistokes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centistokes.

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